Virunga National Park is in Democratic Republic of the Congo, in North Kivu. This sheet answers with open data: what the place is, where it sits at GPS precision, when it dates from (1925) and which notable attractions lie a few kilometers away.
Data sheet
What it is
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Country
Democratic Republic of the Congo
City or region
North Kivu
Origin (P571)
1925
Coordinates
0.5000 S, 29.5000 E
UNESCO World Heritage
Yes (site or site component)
Notability (sitelinks)
78
The 5 closest notable attractions
Attraction
Country
Distance (km)
Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Uganda
65.7
Rwenzori Mountains National Park
Uganda
111.9
Kahuzi-Biéga National Park
Democratic Republic of the Congo
218.0
Nyungwe Forest
Rwanda
226.9
Okapi Wildlife Reserve
Democratic Republic of the Congo
299.4
The closest neighbor is Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, 65.7 km away in a straight line. The table above answers the question every itinerary starts with: what else is nearby?
The name in 3 languages
Português
Parque nacional de Virunga
English
Virunga National Park
Español
Parque Nacional de Virunga
Source and method
Source
Wikidata (CC0), snapshot of 2026-07-09
Distances
Haversine over 0.5000 S, 29.5000 E and the 2,000 attractions in the snapshot
Notability
Virunga National Park: 78 sitelinks; closest neighbor Bwindi Impenetrable National Park at 65.7 km